Porphyre : la pierre pourpre, des Ptolémées aux Bonaparte
Porphyry : the Scarlet Stone, from the Ptolemies to the Bonapartes
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From november 21 2003 to february 16 2004 |
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Decorative art
Sculpture
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| Porphyry is the most royal of all stones. Its hardness and rarity make it a luxurious stone, its purple color gives it a very uncommon character. Linked to political power, it symbolises grandeur and power. An ensemble of varied objects are witnesses of the political and symbolic value attributed to this stone since Antique times. |
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Wednesday, Friday from 9 am to 9:30 pm
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| Admission fee : 9.5 € |
| Concessions : 6 € From 6 pm | Free : under 18; under 26 ans Union Européenne residents (except exhibitions in Hall Napoléon); teachers holding Pass Education (except exhibitions in Hall Napoléon); art teachers; artists; disabled persons; unemployed.
Free for all first Sunday of the month.
Year cards: carte Louvre jeunes, carte Louvre professionnels, carte des Amis du Louvre |
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 | | Suger's Eagle, Musée du Louvre, MR 422. © RMN / D. Arnaudet. |
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MORE INFORMATION :
Manon Potvin, Porphyry, Louvre Press, 16 pages. |
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